Title:

Effects of fuels reduction treatments on the soil temperature, heat-flux, water content, and CO2 at Manitou Experimental Forest

Author(s):

Frank, John M.; Massman, William J.

Publication Year:

2007

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Frank, John M.; Massman, William J. 2007. Effects of fuels reduction treatments on the soil temperature, heat-flux, water content, and CO2 at Manitou Experimental Forest. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Updated 14 October 2020. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2007-0002

Abstract:

From 2001 to 2006 data were collected to measure the effects of different fuels reduction treatments on the soils of the Manitou Experimental Forest, Colorado. The data includes profiles of temperature, heat-flux, water content, and CO2 at different depths in the soil and a horizontal transect surface radiation. Fuels reduction treatments included slash-piles, broadcast/lop-and-scatter areas, chipped areas, and control areas. The slash-piles and several broadcast/lop-and-scatter areas were burned. The different treatments and measurements were distributed among six pseudo-replicate plots. Also included in this package are photographs and a video taken during this fire experiment.

Keywords:

controlled burn; soil temperature; soil heat-flux; soil water content; soil CO2; surface radiation; slash-pile; broadcast; lop-and-scatter; chipping; biota; environment; geoscientificInformation; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Soil; Fire; Fire suppression, pre-suppression; Inventory, Monitoring, & Analysis; Techniques; Manitou Experimental Forest; Colorado; Rocky Mountains

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• Massman, W.J.; Frank, J.M.; Shepperd, W.D.; Platten, M.J. 2003. In situ soil temperature and heat flux measurements during controlled burns at a southern Colorado forest site. pages 69-88. https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/43501 In: Omi, Philip N. (technical ed.); Joyce, Linda A. (technical ed). 2003. Fire, fuel treatments, and ecological restoration: Conference proceedings. Conference Proceedings. RMRS-P-29. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. April 16-18, 2002 in Fort Collins, CO; 475 pages. https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/5578
• Massman, W.J.; Frank, J.M. 2004. An in situ investigation of the influence of a controlled burn on the thermophysical properties of a dry soil. In: 26th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. Paper 1.8. Boston, MA: American Meteorological Society. https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/43521
• Massman, W.J.; Frank, J.M. 2004. The effect of a controlled burn on the thermophysical properties of a dry soil using a new model of soil heat flow and a new high temperature heat flux sensor. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 13(4): 427-442. https://doi.org/10.1071/WF04018 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/29774
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